massachusetts senator john kerry was also talked about as the possible secretary of state, but white house sources are now talking about him as secretary of defense, replacing leeley. and john brennan is a shoo-in to hed the cia, unless he wants to retire, in which case the job is likely to go to his deputy michael morell. >>> congress gets back to work this morning with a long list of things to do. there is still talk of a compromise to prevent a budget crisis. for months now, steve kroft has been covering the impact of gridlock in congress. his interview with senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell ran just before election day. >> hi, charlie. >> what do you think the possibility of congress compromising with the president stands today? >> i think that it's got to happen. i think substantial compromise, maybe not work out all the problems, maybe put some of them off beyond january 1st, but i think they have to make some real problem between now and the first of the year. >> and on the house side, it's clear that boehner is sending a message to fellow republicans in the house